Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-31
THE. NEWS.
Secretary Whitney denies New York
rumor that ha intonds Tn roSiUn

Secretary Whitney denies New York
rumor that he intends to resign.
The Cincinnati Medical College was
damaged by fire to the extent of about
$500.
1t has been decided that Fsirchild will
be appointed secretary of the treasury
on April /.
Jackson Marion, who murdered John
Cameron Is years ago, was hanged at
Beatrice, Neb.
The body of a we'll dressed young
woman with her throat cut was found
near Railway, n. J.
The services of George G Gorham
have been secured to write biography
of Edwin NJ Stanton.
Ebenezer StaDyard murdered Alice
Hancock at Youngstown, o., and now
pretends to De insane.
Edward Whelan, of Newberg. n Y
is added to the list of dead of the Buffs-
10 hotel fire, making Is.
Frank Kerner was convicted of muir
der in the second degree, at Reading,
Pa, for killing his wife.
John W Bookwalter, of Springfield, O.
is going to Europe to spend two years
He will travel irto the Orient.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars worth
of gambling apparatus was burned al
New York police headquarters.
a preacher al Aullville, Mo. was
fined $40 and costs for kissing lady Oi
his congregation against her will.
The commissioners of the District OF
| Columbia are going to try to enforce the
law against open saloons on Sunday.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of New York has opened var or
the nude cigarette advertising pictures
A terrific windstorm passed ovel
Madison. Ind, on Thursday afternoon
unroofing houses and doing much dam
age.
Mary NJ Gallagher, a young lady
frOm East Saginaw, married June h
Kimnia, japanese medical student q
Ann Arbor.
The special committee on location OF
buildings for the centennial exposition
of 1888 seem favorable to Eden Park as
the location.
, &c Lamotte. II years old, living II
Indianapolis. was killed by the acciden-
tai discharge of his gun, while he wa!
duck shooting.
| Mo;or CarDaptar hoe haan onDointo,
pension agent at Knoxville, Tenn. sue
ceeding MIR Wagner, whose nomination
the senate failed to confirm.
Senator Sherman has been Offered
$6O.0On for his 100 acres at Findlsy, TO
which he paid $4,000 a month ago
The piece is held at 5 1000
Senator Sherman addressed a gres
meeting at Turner Hall. Cincinnati, Sat
urday night. In the afternoon he mad,
a short address to the merchants Ol
Change.
The Democratic candidate for city
clerk, at Chicago, following the lead o.
Mayor Harrison, has declined. 1t i:
claimed new convention will be calleC
to nominate a new ticket.
Rosa Bonheur's Horse Fair" wa;
sold at the Stewart collection auction
| for $4,000. The purchaser was CUrne'
lius VaDderbuilt. who presented The
picture to the Metropolitan Museum o.
Art.
Benjamin Ball. an old aud respected
citizen of Portsmouth. O., was shot aD(
killed by 16 year old boy. the son ol
one of his tenants, who had been remon
sJI dJcd With for-aast rnvinc the owner.
| fence.
In collision. Friday, between a pas
senger and freight train on the Pitts
burg, Fit. Wayne and Chicago, near Lee
tonia. O.. Engineer Wm. Beall was
killed and several passengers seriously
| injured.
Tue steamer Scotia went ashore of
| Fire Island early Friday morning, with
OVER 1000 passengers aboard. The sea
which was very rough at first, quieteG
to ward night and all the passenger;
were saved.
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed
bill requiring railway companies t.
furnish annual passes. good in WiscOn
sin. to all members of the legislature
elective state officers and members OF
J the courts of records.
The jury in the breach of promise
case of Mrs Harriet A Moore agains
Moses Hopkins, the we'll known million
aire, at Red Wood City, Cal. which ha'
been on trial there for several days, hal
returned verdict for $4,000 in favol
of the plaintiff.
The commander In chief of the G A
| r, Gen Fairchild. has issued a genera
order 10 relation to the memorial Al
Washington, D G, in honor of the late
General U Grant and appointed com
mittee t. be known as the Grant Me
mortal Committee, consisting OF one
member from each department.
Heavy snow storms prevaile throughou
Wisconsin Sunday.
The snow fall in Kansas on Sunday greatly
benefited the wheat crop.
The Rev. sam Jones has renewed his cam
paieu against Cincinnati sinners.
The new gas we'll at St. Mary's O., is sale
to nearly equal the great Karg well.
A natural gas company has been formed a
Lebanon, o., and boring will begin immedi
ately.
viii Walton, while duck>hunting neal
Warsaw. Ind, was sccidently shot and killed
by Fred e Moore.
Walter E Kidder, in custody at Elmira, N
Y, on a charge of bigamy, is said to hsv'
seven wives living.
Hon Samuel Il 1'est, judge Of the U. 8
court of the southern district of Illinois, dieC
at Springfield, LII Sunday.